Qualifications

LLM Master of Laws (London School of Economics and Political Science, 2007)

LLB Bachelor of Laws (King’s College London, 2006)

Rhodes Oceans Scholar (Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, 2015)

Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, since 2017

Employment Track

Legal Advisor, Energy and Marine Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus (2011-currently)

Lecturer, International Law of the Sea, Cyprus Police Academy (2014-currently)

Research Associate, Cyprus University of Technology (2014-2015)

Lawyer, Dr K. Chrysostomides & Co LLC, Law Office (2008-2011)

Legal Officer, International Labour Organization, Geneva (2008)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

• Cyprus Bar Association
• International Law Association, Cyprus

Research Interests

International Law of the Sea, maritime spatial planning, maritime security, marine scientific research, hydrographic surveys, military surveys, chart production, maritime boundaries disputes, marine environmental law, underwater cultural heritage

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership 

• Module leader for the LLM module Law relating to Security at Sea, since 2015

Selective Publications 

• C. Kastrisios and M. Pilikou, ‘Nautical cartography competences and their effect to the realisation of a worldwide Electronic Navigational Charts database, the performance of ECDIS and the fulfilment of IMO chart carriage requirements’, Marine Policy 75 (2017) 29–37.

• D. G. Hadjimitsis et al., ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in Cyprus’, Open Geosciences, 2016, 8:653–661;